Is This Music?!?! is a music education podcast about how people experiment with music. Your host is Justin Anthony Spenner, a baritone and lover of all things moody and complex. He interviews composers, performers, and other interesting folks about their art, the beauty of complexity, and New Music Icon impressions. Let's get your ears weird.
Is This Music?!?!
Claim This Podcastby Justin Anthony Spenner
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24 episodes
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Is This Music?!?! is a music education podcast about how people experiment with music. Your host is Justin Anthony Spenner, a baritone and lover of all things moody and complex. He interviews composers, performers, and other interesting folks about their art, the beauty of complexity, and New Music Icon impressions. Let's get your ears weird.
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Recent Episodes
September 3, 2025
"I just want to talk to them (chickens)"- Pamela Z
<p>The guest this episode is composer/performer Pamela Z: Minimalist. Loopist. Vocalist. Conversationalist. Cartoonist? I don' t know, we never talked about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This episode is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble. Follow them, subscribe, and keep your ears weird!</p><p><br /></p><p>Pamela Z Links : <a href="https://pamelaz.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Website; </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamelazed/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></p><p>Zeitgeist Links New Music Links: <a href="http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Website</a>; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">FB</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Track list (in order):</p><ul><li>He Says Yes</li><li>Timepiece TrIptych: Declaratives</li><li>Two Black Rubber Raincoats</li><li>Pop Titles 'You'</li><li>The Unraveling: 1. Joni</li><li>Echolocation</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
February 21, 2025
Music is better through a balloon- Jay Afrisando
<p>Justin and Jay Afrisandotalk about how our ears are messed, and how music can still be made to accommodate that.</p>
November 1, 2023
Malleable thought containers -Mary Ellen Childs
<p>Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe, like, and, above all, SHARE with your friends and enemies.</p> <p>Get in touch at: isthismusicpod.gmail.com</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/isthismusicpodmn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Follow along on Instagram</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Season 3 is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music! Check them out and let your ears receive weirdness:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Mary Ellen Childs is my guest this episode! Among the rabbit holes are: Music for the senses; structure for the sparsity; creativity for the creation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Check out Mary Ellen's <a href="http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/north.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NORTH at Carleton College</a> in Northfield, MN through November 15th, 2023!</p> <p><br></p> <p>And keep up with Mary Ellen Childs <a href="http://www.maryellenchilds.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">HERE</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Music used in this episode (in order):</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Faint Object Camera</em> by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist</p> <p><em>Aurora </em>from NORTH by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist </p> <p><em>II. Points </em>from Ephemeral Geometry by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by <a href="https://ethelcentral.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ETHEL</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/is-this-music/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/is-this-music/support</a>
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